Actually, she wasn't too much above him this time. She called him "Honey" which was really, really unprofessional. No matter what he said or did, she should've kept a hold of herself. Granted, it's the People's Court and not exactly a forum of utmost decorum. You can't pick and choose when you want your courtroom to be formal and when you don't. She was playing up for the cameras, as ever, but it's clear she lost control of herself, and when you do that, you've lost control of the situation.

Yeah, he was a fuckwich on a platter, but she really wasn't much better. People see this on telly and think that a) they can bring petty useless law suits to court, and b) they can behave that way in a court of law. My BIL's a judge, and if either of them behaved like that in his courtroom, he'd escort them out himself.

Oh, and if I'd gone through the soul sucking ass drudgery that is a PhD program, I'd have everyone call me Doctor. Hell, I'd tattoo on my f*ckin' forehead. It'd be about the only thing I have because I sure as hell wouldn't have a whole lot of money!

siressyorkie....i agree that the judge was out of line calling that IvyLeague reject "honey", and his response to that was appropriate, HOWEVER he kept getting more and more assholish with no provocation. in front of a judge (no matter TV or other) you DON'T want to mouth off like that. it will earn you no points and obviously, the judge will find a way for you to lose your case.

The reactions of the people behind the "doctor" are priceless. Massive pomposity aside, his tie is crooked and badly tied, his hair is classic "Baptist Preacher," and his hand gestures are straight out of the Anthony Robbins handbook. Charlie B. has a gesture for him, I'll wager.

The pompous asswipe is on People's Court for crying out freaking loud. How seriously does he think people are going to take him?!? Helloooo, he agree to be on the show. He may be a PhD or an MD, I don't care, he's still trailer park trash looking for 10 minutes of fame.

BTW I work at a university with lots of PhD candidates. It stands for Push Here Dummy!

Yeah, I think you should sign a form before appearing on TPC saying, "I understand that my signature sacrifices any dignity I might have, any self-respect, and any hope of acquiring a job in the future because people will be too busy laughing at my ridiculous attention-seeking ass to consider me a likely candidate. I agree that I am indeed a drama queen and an attention whore..."

I miss Judge Wapner. He delivered the smack-down in industrial truckloads.

Frank, you know, it's not just PhD's that act like arrogant little fucknards. I worked with a teacher who started a LOT of her sentences with, "I have a Master's degree, and..." In fact, it was one of the first things my inlaws (aka, The Outlaws) said upon meeting my parents shortly before the wedding. For some people, titles are EVERYTHING.